Trump Wants to Reopen One of America’s Most Notorious Prisons

On May 04, 2025, President Donald Trump said he would order the government to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz, a former prison on a

Reduction in the Prison Population in Russia as a Result of Crimes Committed by the Russian Regime

Europe is the only continent where the total number of prisoners has decreased since 2000. However, the extent of this reduction has largely

Denmark Tackles Prison Overcrowding by Sending the Prisoners to Kosovo

The Danish government has rented dozens of places in a prison in Kosovo to transfer foreigners sentenced to deportation for various crimes. The

Trump Administration Proposed Sending Up to 500 Alleged Venezuelan Gang Members to the El Salvador’s Mega-Prison

The United States proposed sending up to 500 Venezuelan migrants with alleged ties to the Tren de Aragua gang to El Salvador as

The CPT Calls for Action to Combat Prison Overcrowding and Informal Hierarchies in Prisons

The President of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), Alan Mitchell, has presented the

Mass Attacks on Prisons in France

French prisons were attacked in a series of terrorist attacks carried out by the DDPF (Rights of French prisoners) group. DDPF, an acronym

Justice Minister Announces Plans to Create 14,000 New Prison Places by 2031

HM Prison Millsike was opened in East Yorkshire The Justice Secretary has warned, “we simply cannot build our way out of the prisons

The Future of a New Prison in Lithuania

Lithuania has not built a single new prison during the period of independence. More than one government has promised to build a prison,

Margarita Sokorenko: Actions of the Government of Ukraine Aimed at Correcting the Systemic Problems Identified by the ECtHR are Gradually Yielding Significant Positive Results

In 2019, the ECtHR delivered its judgment in the case of Petukhov v. Ukraine (no. 2), finding a violation of Article 3 of